Was it smoke or mirrors or the truth with three separate incidents over the last few days? Doug Ford, Jason Kenney, Donald Trump. Case studies with Bruce Anderson make up today's episode of SMT on The Bridge.
The British Prime Minister may think he can ride out the storm but those against him haven't stopped organizing. What does it mean and what should it mean for Erin O'Toole? Andrew MacDougall should know -- Stephen Harper's former head of communications and currently a strategic consultant based in London. Also today, will it soon be time for single pilot cockpits?
One of the members of The Bridge's unofficial "science table" joins for our regular Monday Covid Update. Dr. Zain Chagla from McMaster University talks about where we are, how to interpret the numbers, where we are on boosters, therapeutics, and a lot more. Then some remarkable stats on apps that are helping us through the pandemic.
A leader must be a leader. That's often been a campaign slogan. So what of the leadership of Quebec's Francois Legault, the Conservative's Erin O'Toole, and Britain's Boris Johnson? All three had big weeks -- but what did Chantal and Bruce think of it all?
Some stories, trends and articles you may have missed, and then your turn with your comments, thoughts and questions from Covid to sleep to tennis.
Will any other provinces follow Quebec's plan to tax the unvaccinated? Bruce puts the SMT lens on that one. Plus the calls for Boris Johnson to resign intensify. And then of course there's the question underlined by the Australian Open -- is there one set of rules for the famous and then the rules for the rest of us?
Lots on the program today starting with the explosion in the use of sleep apps because of the pandemic. But also we ask my old friend and former Washington correspondent Rob Russo to help us understand whether it will ever be possible for the US Congress to bring Donald Trump to account for what he did or didn't do on last year's insurrection day.
This week's feature interview on the Covid story is with Dr. Lisa Barrett, the Nova Scotia epidemiologist at Dalhousie University who is tracking the virus not just there but around the country and around the world. Her thoughts about where we are, what we are doing right and wrong, and where we are heading.
Chantal and Bruce start off 2022 with two big topics. We discuss the at times divisive politics of the pandemic in Canada; and then if Joe Biden is right and democracy is vulnerable in the United States, how ready is Canada?
Is all news bad news? Why isn't there more good news? Is it all bad for your health? Just one of the questions for today in our Thursday combination of the stories we've missed and the letters you've sent. Great way to help kick off our first week of 2022.
It is one of the biggest compensation deals ever put together by the federal government. Why did it happen? How solid is it? What does it say about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the government? Bruce has his say and so does Cindy Blackstock, one of the country's leading indigenous activists on the children's issue.
As a new year starts with the same old story dominant on our minds, a new take on where we are. And it comes from one of the big names on Canadian social media. "Science Sam" is her social media handle and Dr. Samantha Yammine is her real name. You are in for a treat as she helps us navigate this story from a different perspective than perhaps you've heard elsewhere. The launch of a new year with a new voice on The Bridge.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 7th. Peter in discussion with George Stroumboulopoulos about The Beatles.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on November 11th. The Future of Libraries.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on November 8th. The Story of an RCAF WW2 Disaster.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 25th. Peter talks with historian Dan Snow. Is history accurate?
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on September 22nd. Smoke, Mirrors & The Truth: Analyzing the Media's Campaign Performance.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of The Bridge: Special with an episode that originally aired on June 28th. Peter discusses residential schools with Murray Sinclair and Marc Miller.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 17th. It is Good Talk: Top Picks 2021.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of The Bridge: Special with an episode that originally aired on March 16th. The Kaleb Dahlgren Story.
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on March 3rd. It is part two of a two part series on energy. Will you buy an electric vehicle in the next 5 years?
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on February 24. It is part one of a two part series on energy. Is the end of oil on the horizon?
We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021. Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on February 3: Peter speaks with Bob Rae.
Chantal and Bruce are here for their final appearance of 2021 for their picks in some key categories in a traditional year-end edition of Good Talk. Lots of insight plus some fun, so enjoy!
Lots of variety and even a classic year end poem in this week's mailbag collection of your thoughts, questions and comments.
It's the Wednesday Smoke Mirrors and The Truth with Bruce Anderson on the day after a classic smoke, mirrors and the truth session in Ottawa. The finance minister gives her economic statement and it was revealing to watch her and to watch the way the opposition reacted to it. Some thoughts on that and also about pandemic management following the first ministers' meeting last night.
It's a potpourri day and some pretty interesting "stuff" to talk about. Starting with the decision from New Zealand to begin a process that will eventually, if it works, end smoking in the country. But lost more from electric vehicles to shipping containers to diversity issues. And of course, a possible hint of encouraging news on the Omicron front.
Dr. Isaac Bogoch has been one of the most listened-to guests on The Bridge all year. His expertise and advice on COVID 19 has been instrumental for many people from governments to ordinary citizens understanding how this virus is circulating and what to do in confronting it. So with the Omicron variant quickly marching it’s way through the public, what now?
Chantal and Bruce are here with some serious Good Talk on a number of issues, the most provocative being when we raise the question of whether Canada and its western allies have chickened out on dealing with China especially and Russia too. But first up, Quebec's Bill 21, in spite of all the tough talk is there anything Ottawa will do?
It's mailbag day with your letters and comments on a variety of issues from the pandemic to the Beatles. But we start with a great story from Finland. Their 36-year-old prime minister was found clubbing till 4 am on the day one of her ministers tested positive for Covid. Its made world headlines which is a story in itself.
